Powder-can.



No. 779.667. PATENTED JAN. 1o, 1905.

s. ROHRERl`5 POWDER GAN. APPLICATION FILED-5.15.1?. 11, 1904.

Wigzsscs .ffii/Z y fj-illorqckys Patented January 10, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

SHERMAN ROHRER, OF SELEA, PENNSYLVANIA.

POWDER-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,667, dated January 10, 1905. Application filed January 1l, 1904. Serial No. 188,538.

To all whom t may concer/L.-

Be it known that I, SHERMAN ROHRER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Selea, in the county of Huntingdon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Powder-Can, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to powder-cans designed especially for the use of miners; and it has among its objects to provide a can which may be conveniently used for the purpose of filling the so-called cases or shells without danger of spilling the powder or of exposing it to lire from the lamps usually carried by miners.

A further object of my invention is to provide means whereby the can when empty may be refilled from a keg without danger 4of spilling or exposure.

Vith these and other ends in view my invention consists in the improved construction of the said can and the means for filling the same, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown a simple and preferred form of embodiment of my invention, it being understood that I do not limit myself to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but reserve the right to any changes and modifications which may come fairly within the scope of my invention and which may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the efficiency of the same.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a powder-can constructed in accordance with the principles of my invention, the same being shown suspended in an inverted position ready for filling shells. Fig. 2 is a Vertical sectional view showing a portion of a powder-keg equipped with the can-filling attachment and showing the can in position. for being filled. Fig. 8 is a sectional detail View taken through the nozzle of the can and the closure for the same. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the nozzle attachment for the powder-keg and the closure for the same.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated by similar numerals of reference.

My improved powder-can is in the nature of aflask or vessel 1, constructed, preferably, of sheet metal and having a handle 2 and a spout or nozzle 8. The said nozzle is formed with a semicircular corrugation 4 and with a horizontal slot 5, whichiis in alinement with said corrugation and in which is seated a slide 6, the inner end of which is adapted to enter into the concavity formed b v the corrugation 4, so as to form a closure which is sufficiently tight to prevent the escape of powder when the can is inverted to the position shown in Fig. 1. The projecting end of the slide 6 is provided with a perforation 8, through which extends a spring 9, one end of which is suitably secured to the side of the vessel, while the opposite free end of' said spring is bent to form a handle 10, which may be manipulated to withdraw the slide, which latter by the action ofthe spring 9 is retained normally in a closed position. The nozzle or -spout 3 is slightly tapering and is provided with a cap or closure 11, which is adapted to frictionally engage the said nozzle. The can 1 is also provided with an angular bracket 12, near the bottom thereof, said bracket being provided with a perforation whereby the can may be suspended in an inverted position, as upon a nail 14, the bracket 12 and the handle 2 serving to space the can from the wall or other object in which the supporting-nail is driven.

l5 designates a slide having an upturned iiange 16 and a tapering nozzle 17, which is of a suitable diameter to be inserted into thc nozzle 3 of the can 1 when the cap 1l is removed. A cap or closure 18 is provided for the nozzle. The slide .15 is adapted to be placed in engagement with flanges 19, adjacent to the opening 2O of an ordinary powderkeg, with which the said slide may be easily placed in engagement, as will be readily understood. This slide and nozzle constitutes the filling device for the can 1.

In operation when it is desired to fill the can the closure 11 is removed and the nozzle 3 is placed in engagement with the nozzle 17 of the plate 15, which has been connected with the powder-keg 2l. The latter and the can are then inverted, and the spring 9 is op- IOO erated by its handle 10, so as to partially withdraw the slide 6, thus permitting the powder to pass from the keg' into the can, the respective nozzles of which are tightly connected, so as to make it absolutely impossible for any of the powder to escape or be spilled. When the can is full, the spring is released, thus restoring the slide 6 to its closed position, and the keg isthen restored to its normal position, when such portion of the powder as may be contained in the nozzle 3 of the can beyond the slide 6 will return into the keg. The can is then separated from the keg and the cap 18 is placed in position upon the nozzle 17, thus protecting the contents of the keg. vrlhe can is now inverted and suspended, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings, and it is then ready Jfor operation for the purpose ot' filling shells. 1n Fig. l one of these shells (designated 22) has been shown in position upon the nozzle of the can, where it is held by the left hand of the operator, who with his right hand operates the spring 9 to withdraw the slide 6, thus permitting powder to pass from the can into the shell. When the latter has been tilled, the spring is released, thus causing the slide to recede into the nozzle and cut ofi' the passage of the contents of the can through the nozzle. The shell may then be safely removed without the least danger ot' overiiow and may then be utilized in the usual manner.

As will be seen from the foregoing description, my improved powder-can and filling device combine to form an extremely simple, efiioient, convenient, and safe means for handling powder, which is thereby protected from all dangerous exposure.

Having thus .described my invention, I claimA l. A powder-can having a nozzle and a spring-actuated slide engaging a slit in said nozzle forming a closure for the latter, ahandle upon said can, and a bracket near the bottom of said can, placed in alinement with the handle and having a perforation whereby the can may be suspended.

2. A powder-can having a tapering nozzle provided with a corrugation and with a slit in alinement with said corrugation, a slide engaging' said slit and corrugation and having an extended perforated end, and a spring attached to the side ofthe can, extending through the perforation in the slide and bent to form a handle.

-In testimony that I claim the Jforegoing as my own l have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SHERMAN ROHRER.

Witnesses:

ALLEN CU'rsHALL, D. W. DoYLE. 

